The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-05

Plant elected.-Memphis, Come Up. |
The following article from the Nashville !
American of the Sd will BE read with in
tcrest by our business men:
"AIai. b. NJ Hord returned last night
+ from jackson, Tenn, where convention
4 of the State Wheel association has been
I held, and OF which he was made an hon
orary member. In a short conversation
he gave the American reporter facts which
will be regarded with interest, since Nash.
vile and Memphis have been decided
upon as the contosting cities for the State
purchasing and shipping point. The OK
ecutive committee selected are: Mcssrs.
4. u. Brown, j. II. Mcdowell, John Hicks,
J. Y. Keith and II. n. Lewis. The COM
mittee will meet in Maj. llord's Office ut
the capitol, next Wednesday, and will
take steps 10 ascertain the inducements
which the two cities will offer 10 obtain
the important industry.
"As TO the value OF securing the plant,
Mai. Ilord said: This association at pres
ent numbers over $1,000 in membership,
and will be 10000 strong III very few
weeks. Mr.. w. ID. Clark, OF Jackson,
Tenn, has been chosen purchasing agent
at q large salary, and, as such agent Tor the
State, he will buy and sell all the products
and the like which may be handled by
every member OF the State Wheel. You
may say in the paper that II Nashville Sc
cures the plant that the amount OF goods
annually purchased OF merchants and the
various business houses OF every character
win not be less than 100000. Nashville
viii be the central point, and all material
consumed by members oi the association
ali iron
here, whild their products will be shipped
TO this city for sale, for every business
transaction of this kind must be made by
the State purchasing agent In purchas-
ing, as in selling this agent will not deal
with any. one house exclusively, but
buy from those only who offer the
most favorable prices, In Arkansas
they have an organization Of this kind, and
year or 80 ago offered to make Little
Rock the headquarters for acertain amount.
This was refused, and ST. Louis secured
them by giving $4,000. Asa result goods
formerly purchased in Little Rock OF
shipped TO Little Rock now benefit only st.
Louis, and To such an extent has Little
Rock been injured in trade that she has
since offered great inducements TO the
Whcclcrs TO move their plant 10 that city
The committee is much better ac
quainted with the subject than !, and vii
take steps to thoroughly explain 1t TO the
people, but give you this general iniorma
lion 80 that all may at least see that the
question is worthy OF consideration. tn,
committee prefer this city 10 Memphis fol
many reasons, but the location Of the plan
will depend upon the inducements anC
conditions offered "
The Banner of Saturday has the follow
ing mention of the important matter
"The State Agricultural Wheel, whicl
has Just concluded u special session il
jackson, was of more importance, from
business standpoint, than many peopl
think. One Of the principal objects OF tn
meeting was the election OF a bushes
agent and todevisc means Tor concentrate,
action in the selling Of farm products an,
the buying OF farm supplies. The Wheel
after due delibentlon, adopted the coop
eratiye plan used 80 effectively by tn
Farmers Alliance OF Texas, and electe
Mr.. w. ID. Clark, OF Jackson, State agent
Mr.. Clark has had large business exper
ence and has been a very successful mar
lie will now establish headquarters in on
OF the cities OF the State, and through hin
all the county andsubordinate Wheels wi
purchase their supplies and sell their pr
duce.
his lktul Will Nt NOlholNh ~. ~
executive committee composed OF HoI
John q. Keith, OF Madison county; llor
]. II. Mcdowell, Of 0bion; MIR. job
Hicks, OF Henry; Mr. 4. X. Brown, {
Hickman, and Mr.. T.. NJ. Nolan, OF Mon
gomery. These gentlemen, together wit
Mr.. Clark, will meet in this city ne,
Thursday 20 decide where the agency vi
be established. Memphis, Jackson an
Nashville will be considered, said men
Der OF the committee TO n Banner reportc
This agent will enter business wit
cash capital OF not less tina
SIS. 600. which has already bee
provided for. lie will buy and sell for q
the Wheel farmers in the State. These a
ready number over 10000, and will nun
Der probably twice that many in 9
months. This agent will trade with Nasl
vile manufacturers, and Nashville Who'll
sale merchants and Nashville cottol
grain and meat merchants so far ~ pos
BILE This trade would be no small ma
fer. II will bring all the cotton raised !
the 5000 Whcelcrs Of West Tcnness
here instead OF It. Louis and Mcmphi
This. OF itself, would go far toward makii
Nashville such cotton market as II Il
serves Ia be. The same would be true
the grain and live stock produced by u
Whcclcs Of the State.
"On the other hand, all the agricullur
machinery and implements, wagons NJ
buggics, and much Of the groceries NJ
other farm supplies, would be purchas
through this agent. The gentlemen col
pOsing the executive committee will me
here and canvass the advantages Of placi
the agency here. The railroads, Wal
houses and manufactures are specially
tercsted in the establishment oi this agen
here in preference TO any other city in {
State.
commissioner Hord returned last mig
from the meeting Of the State Wheel
Jackson. lie il in hearty sympathy wi
this movement Of farmers, and thinks
will accomplish great deal